Santiago's Letter To Husband Essay

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Dear Santiago, My wedding is soon. I didn’t want to let go without letting you know about it. I feel distressing to let you go. I am forced to marry Bayardo because of the society that I live in. Women don’t have equal rights as much as the men’s do. My life is a torture without you being here. Everyone in the town is talking about my wedding. Of course, I should be happy that I am marrying a rich, handsome guy with a nice family. But, I don’t feel joyful inside because I remember of us whenever I see Bayardo. I don’t feel any excitement at all and therefore, tomorrow I am going to tell my mother about our relationship. Whenever I heard about that I am marrying a wealthy man, I was paralyzed with a heartbreak and immediately thought of you. My heart is taken, which is by you. I was raised …show more content…

It makes me sorrowful that I wasn't able to choose my own love to live because of a patriarchal society that we live in and “poverty of spirit” (2.16) where I have absolutely no free will. Are you happy about the Wedding, Santiago? Are you happy that I am marrying someone else rather than you? Yes, I know that I did break norms of the society and feel remorseful that I put my family’s honor at stake but it’s my decision. I choose to be in a relation with you because I have feelings for you, therefore, I hope you will accept me as your wife. The time of the wedding is nearby and I can’t believe that this wedding is still happening. By all means, I am from a good family and strictly religious that doesn’t mean that I have to marry Bayardo. He is prosperous and I don’t understand why he chose me because there are so many beautiful girls out there he can marry. Oh God! Help me, I don’t know what to do. He has just seen me from the outside and he has no idea about my feelings or anything. He doesn’t know what I want and I don’t want to ruin his life by telling him that I am not a virgin

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